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1
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un moment

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a while

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un instant

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a moment

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une (courte) période

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a spell

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lever du jour

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daybreak/dawn

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lumière du jour

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daylight

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crépuscule

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dusk

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jour de semaine

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weekday

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quizaine

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a fortnight

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trimestre

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a quarter

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semestre

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semester

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une étape

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stage

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horloge

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clock

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montre-bracelet

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wrist-watch

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réveil

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alarm-clock

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cadran

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dial

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cadran solaire

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sundial

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aiguilles

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the hands

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bombe à retardement

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time-bomb

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rappel

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reminder

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antiquité

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antique

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agenda

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diary

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retard

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delay

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avenir

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future

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perspective

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prospect

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prévision

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forecast

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attente

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expectation

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destin funeste

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doom

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diseuse de bonne-aventure

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fortune-teller

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devin

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soothsayer

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antédiluvien

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antediluvian

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ancien

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ancient

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éteint

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extinct

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désuet

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antiquated

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démodé

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old-fashioned

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périmé

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outdated

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actuel

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current

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immédiat

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immediate

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instantané

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instant

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passager

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momentary

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fugace

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fleeting

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opportun

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well-timed

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de saison

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seasonable

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imminent

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impending

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à venir

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forthcoming

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ultérieur

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subsequent

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fatal

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fatal

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destiné

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fated

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ultime

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ultimate

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sans lendemain

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short-lived

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en retard

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overdue

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retardé

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delayed

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attardé

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belated

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lointain

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remote

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durable

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lasting

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éternel

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eternal/timeless

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toutes les heures

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hourly

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tous les deux jours

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every other day

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presque jamais

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hardly ever

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rarement

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seldom

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par moments

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at times

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une fois en passant

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once in a while

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par intermittence

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on and off

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sporadiquement

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sporadically

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peu fréquemment

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infrequently

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de temps en temps

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from time to time

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depuis le début

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from time

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des temps

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immemorial

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avant JC

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BC

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après JC

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AD

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il y a une éternité

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ages ago

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il y a longtemps

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long ago

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72
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autrefois

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in past times

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dans le temps

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in the past

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à cette époque là

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in those days

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au temps jadis

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in the old days

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à l’époque de

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in the days of

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à une certaine époque

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at one time

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dans le temps précédent

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formerly

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antérieurement

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previously

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il y a aujourd’hui un an

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this day last year

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il y a 15 jours

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a fortnight ago

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sans arrêt

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continually

83
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perpétuellement

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perpetually

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sans exception

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unfailingly

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de temps en temps

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now and then

86
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par moments

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now and again

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parfois

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sometimes

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assez souvent

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more often than not

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souvent

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often

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habituellement

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usually

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en général

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as a rule

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le plus souvent

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most often

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il y a aujourd’hui huit jours

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this day last week

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dernièrement

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lately

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il y a quelques temps

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a while ago

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la veille

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the day before

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le lendemain

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the day after

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avant-hier

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the day before yesterday

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jusqu’à maintenant

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up to now

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à partir de maintenant

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from now on

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dorénavant

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in future

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actuellement

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currently

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de nos jours

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nowadays

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aujourd’hui

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today

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à l’heure actuelle

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at the present time

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par les temps qui courent

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as times go

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pour l’instant

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for the time being

108
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temporairement

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temporarily

109
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provisoirement

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provisionally

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déjà

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already

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sur l’instant

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straightaway

112
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tout de suite

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presently

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dans trois jours

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in three days’ time

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dans la semaine qui vient

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within a week

115
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d’ici au weekend

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by the weekend

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dans les plus brefs délais

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in the shortest possible time

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à court terme

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in the short run

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après

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afterwards

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dans un avenir proche

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in the near future

120
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dans un an jour pour jour

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this day next year

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dans les années à venir

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in years to come

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à long terme

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in the long run

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avec le temps

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in the course of time

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en fin de compte

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eventually

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dans un avenir lointain

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in a distant future

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pour toujours

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forever

127
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durer

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to last

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ne pas oublier

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to bear in mind

129
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se tourner vers le passé

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to look back

130
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précéder

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to precede

131
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prédire

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predict

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prévoir

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forecast

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s’attendre à

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to expect

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souhaiter violement

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to long for

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attendre avec impatience

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to look forward to

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penser à l’avenir

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look ahead

137
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approcher

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to draw near

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penser/s’écouler

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elapse

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couvrir une période

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span

140
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traîner en longueur

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drag on

141
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durer plus longtemps

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outlast

142
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retarder

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delay

143
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remettre à plus tard

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postpone

144
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faire tick tack

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to tick

145
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remonter

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wind up

146
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sonner

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ring

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sonner (horloge)

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strike

148
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carilloner

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chime

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8 heures précises

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8 o’clock sharp

150
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environ 8 heures

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about 8

151
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7h20

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20 past 7

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7h30

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half past seven, seven thirty

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8 heures moins 20

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twenty to eight

154
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heure de Greenwich

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GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)

155
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heure d’été

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daylight-saving time

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Epiphanie

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Twelfth Night

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jour de Pâques

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Easter Day

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au début des 70s

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in the early 70s

159
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dans la nuit des temps

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in the mists of time

160
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à la fin du mois de Février

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in late February

161
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une course contre la montre

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a race against time

162
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être pile à l’heure

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to be dead on time

163
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arriver à temps

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to come in time

164
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en un instant

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in no time

165
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travailler du matin au soir

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to work from dawn to dusk

166
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manquer de temps

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to run out of time

167
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avoir des idées avancées

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to be ahead of one’s time

168
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à toute heure

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at any time

169
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se reposer

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to have time off

170
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dis fois de suite

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ten times running

171
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d’un seul coup

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at a time

172
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jour après jour

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day in, day out

173
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travailler à la journée

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to work by the day

174
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un préavis de 10 jours

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ten day’s notice

175
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dans un jour ou deux

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in a day or so

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dans ma jeunesse

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in my young days

177
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bébé de trois mois

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three-month-old baby

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traditions séculaires

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century-old traditions

179
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jusqu’ici tout va bien

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so far, so good

180
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quand les poules auront des dents

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the day when pigs will fly

181
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il est grand temps que vous vous mettiez au travail

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it is high time you started working

182
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je souhaiterais que tu ne perdes pas ton temps

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I wish you would not waste your time

183
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quelle heure est-il à ta montre?

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what time is it by your watch?

184
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il devrait arriver d’une minute à l’autre

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he should arrive any minute now

185
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les choses ne sont plus ce qu’elles étaient

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things are no longer what they used to be

186
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on ne peut pas dire ce que l’avenir nous réserve

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there is no telling what the future holds in store

187
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le temps perdu ne se rattrape jamais

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time lost cannot be won again

188
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ce temps-là reviendra-t-il jamais

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will that time ever come back?

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